Dwight Clark’s memorial service open to public

AUBURN - The public is invited to a memorial service Sunday, Oct. 17 for Dwight Clark, 18, who was found dead in Bellingham days after starting his freshman year at Western Washington University .

The body of Dwight Clark, of Auburn was found in Bellingham Bay last week, more than a week after he was last seen leaving a party.

The memorial celebration service for him is to begin at 3 p.m. at Grace Community Church, 1320 Auburn Way S., in Auburn, his family announced Tuesday. The family also announced a fundraising effort for the Dwight Clark Memorial Indoor Skate Park.

“Dwight’s dream was to have a skate park in the Auburn area that was indoors/under cover so that kids of all ages could be safe and skate 365 days a year,” family friend Pennie Saum wrote in a statement to the media. “Dwight’s passion was skating and filming, and we are excited to work towards making his dream come true.”